USA Today National Treasures 2014 Edition

An owners guide to your national parks. On June 30, 1864, President Lincoln set aside the Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias for ''public use, resort and recreation.'' Eight years later, Congress designated Yellowstone as the world's first national park.

Use this USA Today special edition national park user's guide to experience the majesty and history of sites in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.